'Felt like a kidnapping': Wrong turn leads to 5-day detention ordeal

A Guatemalan immigrant without legal status says she took a wrong turn on a highway near the Canadian border and was detained with her two children, who are American citizens. They were held for five days.

Mar 26, 2025 - 11:16
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'Felt like a kidnapping': Wrong turn leads to 5-day detention ordeal
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents direct vehicles re-entering the U.S. from Canada at the Ambassador Bridge Port of Entry in Detroit, Michigan.

A Guatemalan immigrant without legal status says she took a wrong turn on a highway near the Canadian border and was detained with her two children, who are American citizens. They were held for five days.

(Image credit: Matthew Hatcher)